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foreign policy to combat terrorism should be going forward. i really don't think we can overstate how important that speech will be in the presidency. >> do you think that he met people's expectations when it comes to what you just described? >> i think it depends on where you're coming from. if you're somebody who thinks there should be more of an interventionist strategy, i think that's not quite what you got. what you got from this president was, something that was a defense of the use of drones, for example. how you would target even americans living abroad for the first time, admitting that they had killed an american abroad as has been widely reported. i think a lot of that is probably in the eye of the beholder. but i think it certainly was further than a lot of people expected. >> let's talk about the drones. speaking of which, the administration has really faced very, very vocal opposition to that drone strike program but a recent nbc news "wall street journal" poll shows a majority of americans, 64%, support those strikes. that's a v
foreign policy to combat terrorism should be going forward. i really don't think we can overstate how important that speech will be in the presidency. >> do you think that he met people's expectations when it comes to what you just described? >> i think it depends on where you're coming from. if you're somebody who thinks there should be more of an interventionist strategy, i think that's not quite what you got. what you got from this president was, something that was a defense of...
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. >> were you correct or incorrect when you said the surge would be the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam, are you correct or incorrect? >> my referents reference to the -- the question is were you right or wrong? that's a pretty straight forward question. i would like to answer whether you are right or wrong then you are free to elaborate? >> i am not going to give you a yes or no answer. >> let the record show you refused to answer the question. >> we know now the surge did in fact work. peter doocy live in washington covering all of the events today. >> what we saw yesterday was the equivalent of a job interview. instead of being questioned by one human resources employee about things on an application chuck hagel was quizzed by the entire senate armed services committee about everything he has ever said. senior obama administration official told us chuck hagel's testimony was not perfect he had a long day as he tried to explain away past public positions about important issues like iran and israel. >> give me an example where we have been intimida
. >> were you correct or incorrect when you said the surge would be the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam, are you correct or incorrect? >> my referents reference to the -- the question is were you right or wrong? that's a pretty straight forward question. i would like to answer whether you are right or wrong then you are free to elaborate? >> i am not going to give you a yes or no answer. >> let the record show you refused to answer the...
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and maybe a little bit more of an opening for foreign policy. we also know that presidents in their second term, they tend to turn to foreign policy in those final two years when it is so hard to get things through congress. so i would say, you know, and he's got a secretary of state who's very experienced in john kerry and who also has a relationship with barack obama. >> is there anything he can't do now that secretary clinton will be -- again, friday is her last day. what capability does he lose in her specifically? >> well, she had a great history. she was a -- you know, has often been said a rock star around the world. that was a big help in many of her travels that she was seen as such a celebrity. a real focus on the plight of women and girls in some parts of the world. some of that may fade a bit. of course, she's not going away mad. so there are ways in which barack obama could continue to tap her or tap her husband in some -- in some foreign policy issue. i wouldn't think that's impossible looking ahead for this term. >> susan, secreta
and maybe a little bit more of an opening for foreign policy. we also know that presidents in their second term, they tend to turn to foreign policy in those final two years when it is so hard to get things through congress. so i would say, you know, and he's got a secretary of state who's very experienced in john kerry and who also has a relationship with barack obama. >> is there anything he can't do now that secretary clinton will be -- again, friday is her last day. what capability...
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it's a little bit like president obama on foreign policy where he is really trying to out flank, out strategize, stick to the right in order to potentially open up the opportunity for future advancement. >> davis, in the video there is some interesting math. according to the center for american progress it costs $23,000 to deport one person. if the dream act passes, dreamers would earn 19% more and contribute $10 billion more in tax revenue. those numbers, i mean, you can't argue with the basic math there. >> yeah. go to our website, the dream is now.org and we actually break down the math for you. it's pretty -- it's pretty amazing, and, you know, these people are out there. you see a lot of undocumented people who are living under ground lives. they want to be paying taxes. they want to be buying into our health care. they want to be contributing to this country, but we're not letting them. if you look at this video we did, it adds up, and it's good for all of us. not only do we want this potential for our future, but it's actually going to boost our economy. >> this is so -- bring
it's a little bit like president obama on foreign policy where he is really trying to out flank, out strategize, stick to the right in order to potentially open up the opportunity for future advancement. >> davis, in the video there is some interesting math. according to the center for american progress it costs $23,000 to deport one person. if the dream act passes, dreamers would earn 19% more and contribute $10 billion more in tax revenue. those numbers, i mean, you can't argue with the...
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the president making his case today for his foreign policy moving forward. >> how did the president talk about threeing the needle between all of our support for freedom of the press and his duty to protect national security? >> reporter: well, as you know, the president has come under a lot of criticism in recent days after the revelation the justice department had seized records from the associate press as well as a fox news reporter as part of its investigation into leaks that were coming out of the obama administration. that ruffled a lot of feathered. not only the press but also in congress. today president obama called for the journalism shield law which would mean that the justice department wouldn't be able to seize the records of journalists there was there was a threat to national security. here's the catch. even if it were to be passed, there is no guarantee that would prevent the current situation that has happened. and that has concerned so many people. we should also say that back in 2007 and 2009, a very similar law was posed. put through congress. it didn't make it throug
the president making his case today for his foreign policy moving forward. >> how did the president talk about threeing the needle between all of our support for freedom of the press and his duty to protect national security? >> reporter: well, as you know, the president has come under a lot of criticism in recent days after the revelation the justice department had seized records from the associate press as well as a fox news reporter as part of its investigation into leaks that...
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if he is serious about running for president we will have a flash back to bush foreign policy. he has a big problem with many muslims and all of the hearings he held that were slammed by folks across the spectrum. and, again, i think the party is moving in this libertarian direction with folks like ted cruz from texas, rand paul who want to see a smaller role for america, a smaller foreign policy. kind of in reaction to bush. king is the polar opposite. that tension is going to play out, i think so if he really enters 2016 seriously. >> king went on to say something about what he thinks is one of the gop's biggest problems. let's listen to that. >> i believe the republicans have managed to cut themselves off. the old reagan coalition. the operating engineers and cops and firefighters and we have needlessly antagonized them. >> do these comments surprise you? >> no, they don't. >> don't surprise me. >> that was for bill. >> yeah. >> i'm sorry. they don't surprise me. i think the republican party is fracturing to a lot of different factions right now. what igor says is quite on p
if he is serious about running for president we will have a flash back to bush foreign policy. he has a big problem with many muslims and all of the hearings he held that were slammed by folks across the spectrum. and, again, i think the party is moving in this libertarian direction with folks like ted cruz from texas, rand paul who want to see a smaller role for america, a smaller foreign policy. kind of in reaction to bush. king is the polar opposite. that tension is going to play out, i...
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more about foreign policy and less about specific initiatives. i think you are absolutely right. i think we have seen this time and again where you have congress being critical, the leaks being one example. the other examples is something where congress plays a role, the slashing of security funding for embassies, this has come up in terms of benghazi, it is very easy to make the sort of one-sided criticism. republicans have had in the post-bush era trouble formulating what their foreign policy stand is. what the party is for. this was a subject of debate in terms of the mitt romney candidacy. this was one of the areas he was extremely proactive. he was extremely hawkish. so the answer, that is a long answer to no, i do not think it's any different. >> john, what's interesting is obviously two parties are involved in all of this. but this is really a debate because we have a democratic president and a lot of these ideas about civil liberties tend to find harbor on the left. this is a debate that democrats i think need to wrap their heads around. everyone needs to have, we all nee
more about foreign policy and less about specific initiatives. i think you are absolutely right. i think we have seen this time and again where you have congress being critical, the leaks being one example. the other examples is something where congress plays a role, the slashing of security funding for embassies, this has come up in terms of benghazi, it is very easy to make the sort of one-sided criticism. republicans have had in the post-bush era trouble formulating what their foreign policy...
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and where they disagree with his foreign policy. that is probably the better play. one of the interesting things here is the point that a lot of folks believe the president gets his nominee but that there were a number of instances where his qualifications, senator hagel's qualifications came into play and it was a very big problem that you have someone who is not even qualified enough to have important and distinct opinions on very big national security policies so that is something that folks up open capitol hill, again, they will use that as a vehicle and that is a smart political play to litigate the differences they have with the administration. >>chris: we have to take a break but when we come back serious movement on immigration reform. will congress pass anything? our! oh my goodness... oh my gosh, this looks amazing... [ male announcer ] 15 entrees under $15! it's o new maine stays! seafood, chicken, and more! h! the tilapia with roast vegables. i'actually looking at the od grilled chicken with portobello wine sauce. that p
and where they disagree with his foreign policy. that is probably the better play. one of the interesting things here is the point that a lot of folks believe the president gets his nominee but that there were a number of instances where his qualifications, senator hagel's qualifications came into play and it was a very big problem that you have someone who is not even qualified enough to have important and distinct opinions on very big national security policies so that is something that folks...
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last friday's article described hagel as a "deeply embedded with a network of pro-iran foreign policy groups that have lobbied to lift economic sanctions and boost u.s. engagement with tehran." texas republican senator john cornyn offered a similar line of attack when he criticized the nomination on mon. >> i cannot support a nominee for defense secretary who thinks we should be tougher on israel and more lenient on iran. >> the group americans for a strong defense, didn't exist till this month. when it was set up apparently for the sole purpose of opposing chuck hagel. led by former rnc communications director danny diaz and romney visor brian hook the group is running is ads is urging democratic senators to vote no. >> barack obama's nominee for secretary of defense wants america to back down. an end to our nuclear program. devastating defense cuts, a weaker country. >> another group, american future fund has ads questioning hagel's ethics calling on the senate to post phone the hear. finally a group that purports to be coming from the left supported by members of the gay and lesbia
last friday's article described hagel as a "deeply embedded with a network of pro-iran foreign policy groups that have lobbied to lift economic sanctions and boost u.s. engagement with tehran." texas republican senator john cornyn offered a similar line of attack when he criticized the nomination on mon. >> i cannot support a nominee for defense secretary who thinks we should be tougher on israel and more lenient on iran. >> the group americans for a strong defense, didn't...
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president maduro has been quite critical of the united states foreign policy. you just heard jim talk about that to some extent. but this is also sort of the headache for president obama. publicly, he has come out and tried to sort of down play this. he said a little while ago, self days ago, he wasn't going to scramble jets to get a 29-year-old. behind the scenes, there's certainly a lot of maneuvering going, on trying to get edward snowden back. a lot of critics on capitol hill who questioned the hamming of this, who says this makes president obama and this administration look weak on the world stage. then the other side of it, the people who say edward snowden should not be criminalized. 128,000 people have taken to the white house website basically saying that edward snowden should be free. so this is a tough situation for the white house but no reaction yet. alex. >> kristin from the white house, thanks so much. >> thanks. >>> front page politics. new, wisconsin governor scott walker has signed a controversial new abortion bill that requires women seeking
president maduro has been quite critical of the united states foreign policy. you just heard jim talk about that to some extent. but this is also sort of the headache for president obama. publicly, he has come out and tried to sort of down play this. he said a little while ago, self days ago, he wasn't going to scramble jets to get a 29-year-old. behind the scenes, there's certainly a lot of maneuvering going, on trying to get edward snowden back. a lot of critics on capitol hill who questioned...
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they literally have not thought about social economic foreign policy with any depth for at least a decade. >> and won't play ball on it because it also -- >> they don't have any idea. they're bereft. >> i think they've thought about it, but they're convinced that just by trying to convince the rest of us, women, you're crazy. there's no war on women, right? by trying to convince us to believe their version of reality, which i guess at one point in time worked. bush got us into a war. we all thought he was telling the truth, right? what they're not realizing is people aren't buying it anymore. the themes that the president was talking about, you know, of course they laebled it as this aggressive president. pretty mainstream stuff, frankly, in the inaugural address. pretty mainstream stuff he is going to be talking about tonight in terms of where the country is and our values are. a majority of americans actually agree with the things that he is talking about. >> i don't know, karen. once you start establishing infrastructure banks, next thing you know you turn around and you are swedish. >
they literally have not thought about social economic foreign policy with any depth for at least a decade. >> and won't play ball on it because it also -- >> they don't have any idea. they're bereft. >> i think they've thought about it, but they're convinced that just by trying to convince the rest of us, women, you're crazy. there's no war on women, right? by trying to convince us to believe their version of reality, which i guess at one point in time worked. bush got us into...
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we have republicans who are in a weird position on foreign policy and national security precisely because the president has been so aggressive. in a lot of ways there's not a lot of daylight between what republicans do in the same position as democrats. unless we're bipartisan, there is a lot of people in particular, chuck hagel as defense secretary nominee, and there has been some talk by some in the gop leadership that they will filibuster his nomination. john mccain saying he won't. what is your read on all that many. >> i think it will be a very interesting move to filibuster. it will be a drastic move. wron if you guys saw, but carl livin said he will hold a vote on the nomination tomorrow, so they are moving ahead with it. my hunch is that they won't because i think deep down inside republican senators believe that a president does deserve to choose his advisors, and i think it sets a bad press debt because one day there will be a republican in the white house again. maybe not, i guess. the venom from republican senators towards chuck hagel is pretty remarkable. this is not a fwi wh
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policy of the result of the rise of people like rand paul on the right. surprising no one, i don't think we've been giving the president enough credit in this discussion. this is a process to insure that our national security policy is consistent with our laws and our constitutional values that he took on from the moment he got into office that started with a review of our interrogation policy, a review of our detention policy. the hard work on guantanamo that the bush administration never did. which was to figure out who at guantanamo is a threat to the united states. who do we have the evidence to prosecute. and now those people have been determined. we know who is safe to transfer. we've reformed the military commissions process, so that it's consistent with the constitution and now we can try war criminals as well. >> ben, i appreciate your robust defense. but i would say on gitmo in specific, the president has basically let the transfer process languish. >> the person who was supposed to be in charge of the transfer process, there's not someone in th
policy of the result of the rise of people like rand paul on the right. surprising no one, i don't think we've been giving the president enough credit in this discussion. this is a process to insure that our national security policy is consistent with our laws and our constitutional values that he took on from the moment he got into office that started with a review of our interrogation policy, a review of our detention policy. the hard work on guantanamo that the bush administration never did....
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bush's foreign policy was, you took your eye off the ball with al qaeda and went into a base war of choice in iraq. barack obama said i'm going put the focus back on actual terrorist threats. he has done that pretty successfully. we have diminished major plots and the drone strategy is a big part of that. it been coupled with a pro democracy strategy, here in the u.n. to help the oust of a dictator in libya and that has made it not appear that we're being an imperialist country trying to impose our will on the rest of the world. we have not senior blow back. i thought his -- i think he's generally on point on where the country wants him to be. when you talk about blow back, we might not see it at the on set, we might see it as a seed planted for future issues down the line, for what america has done today. is the program though demonstrating some cracks as being less effective with certain criticism that's coming from the left and within the right? >> that's why it's so important for him to lay out a public frame work about how this -- americans view our government here and how foreign nat
bush's foreign policy was, you took your eye off the ball with al qaeda and went into a base war of choice in iraq. barack obama said i'm going put the focus back on actual terrorist threats. he has done that pretty successfully. we have diminished major plots and the drone strategy is a big part of that. it been coupled with a pro democracy strategy, here in the u.n. to help the oust of a dictator in libya and that has made it not appear that we're being an imperialist country trying to impose...
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i've been speaking to some experts in mexican-american foreign policy and they point to that exact fact. they say it will be key for president obama to make that point clear and one of the ways he can do that is by not necessarily focusing on the drug war and on imgras igs. by sure that their conversation is a broad based conversation that focuses in large part on trade, on the economy and on the bilateral relationship moving forward. i think that's a really important point that you bring up. certainly one of the key items on the president's agenda when he comes to visit here. >> thank you very much for the latest from mexico city. now to the investigation in the boston marathon bombing. we are learning new details on who the three new suspects are and why they were allegedly motivated to help the sigg bomber, suspected bomber, dzhokhar tsarnaev. the father of one of the new suspects, dias kadyrbayev described his son as being very caring. he said what i can say about my son. he was a straight a student at school. he was really good in math. he is a great helper. likes to help people ev
i've been speaking to some experts in mexican-american foreign policy and they point to that exact fact. they say it will be key for president obama to make that point clear and one of the ways he can do that is by not necessarily focusing on the drug war and on imgras igs. by sure that their conversation is a broad based conversation that focuses in large part on trade, on the economy and on the bilateral relationship moving forward. i think that's a really important point that you bring up....
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absolute lack of consistent obama foreign policy. i think we'll continue see the syria situation play out, we'll continue to see president obama and the white house in a corner and unable to get out of it, and this will derail him on immigration. he'll have to use his political capital, not much left of that capital. >> boras epstein and aisha mo moodie-mills, boras, we have to get a better head shot of you. that one's not doing you any justice. that's going to do it for me right now. i'm craig melvin. thank you so much for spending part of your sunday with us. be sure to check back in next weekend. we leave you with one last look, mark kelly, gabby giffords, receiving the profile in courage award. >> when they gathered on a sunny day to celebrate the demonstration of an amazing physical strength -- okay. this, won't take long will it? no, not at all. how many of these can we do on our budget? more than you think. didn't take very long, did it? this spring, dig in and save. that's nice. post it. already did. more saving. more doing.
absolute lack of consistent obama foreign policy. i think we'll continue see the syria situation play out, we'll continue to see president obama and the white house in a corner and unable to get out of it, and this will derail him on immigration. he'll have to use his political capital, not much left of that capital. >> boras epstein and aisha mo moodie-mills, boras, we have to get a better head shot of you. that one's not doing you any justice. that's going to do it for me right now. i'm...
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i don't cover foreign policy or syria. this is a very complex issue. the scariest thing i read -- >> you cover the white house. >> the scariest thing i read was in the a.p. yesterday, they were talking about how little intelligence they actually had about where assad was stockpiling his weapons. there was a line in there to the effect that we could end up bombing syria, sort of blind and trigger a chemical weapons reaction because we hit the stockpile. that's how little intelligence we actually have about the situation right now. it should give people a lot of pause before we devote any resources into the country. one last thing. with respect to the military generals quoted in the post piece, we're seeing the residual effects of iraq still. i think there's so much antipathy toward using military action partly because they were making the same points prior to iraq and iran. skeptical in listening to the military on these matters. skeptical of another -- not just in the united states but in england as well. >> the specter of iraq has informed almost ever
i don't cover foreign policy or syria. this is a very complex issue. the scariest thing i read -- >> you cover the white house. >> the scariest thing i read was in the a.p. yesterday, they were talking about how little intelligence they actually had about where assad was stockpiling his weapons. there was a line in there to the effect that we could end up bombing syria, sort of blind and trigger a chemical weapons reaction because we hit the stockpile. that's how little intelligence...
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policy and the use of drones and this filibuster got a lot of attention. i think that he is sort of attacking the old guard and they are attacking back, because they don't want to go anywhere any time soon and this goes to the core identity and it is an interesting time, and when you see donald trump and sarah palin talking, you wonder how far they will go. there is a lot to be seen this week, and ogoing forward. >> well, a person who just spoke is jason chafettz, the republican from utah and good to see you, representative, and you heard the conversation here and the opportunity for the republican party here at cpac to lay out definition. is this showcasing a split though when we listened to the last couple of pieces of sound here within the republican party? >> no, look, marco rubio and senator paul i should say rand paul, and look, they are some of the rock stars and rising stars, and they have new ideas and a fresh approach, and they represent a different demographic than we have had in the past, and they are the next generation. look, the republican p
policy and the use of drones and this filibuster got a lot of attention. i think that he is sort of attacking the old guard and they are attacking back, because they don't want to go anywhere any time soon and this goes to the core identity and it is an interesting time, and when you see donald trump and sarah palin talking, you wonder how far they will go. there is a lot to be seen this week, and ogoing forward. >> well, a person who just spoke is jason chafettz, the republican from utah...
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both parties split by foreign policy. under bush those definitions went amp, came partisan going into iraq and afghanistan and really pointing to party lines. now the old coalitions, libertarians and doves getting together from the two sides and the hawks and bleeding hearts getting together and you have these two sort of split parties. a lot will be in terms of driving majorities, a lot will have to be loyalty to the president. some will be very strange bed fellow coalitions which brought us into war with kosovo and somalia and other places but reformed again natural foreign policy. >> what is nancy pelosi going to do? nancy pelosi could really deliver votes. is she going to be on board with this? >> she is on board. pelosi is on board. here is what is remarkable. boehner has told obama he's going to give a vote. everyone out there you might think, what's the big deal. doesn't everything get a vote? in the house that's not true. so if boehner is allowing a vote without first insisting on the support of the majority, then
both parties split by foreign policy. under bush those definitions went amp, came partisan going into iraq and afghanistan and really pointing to party lines. now the old coalitions, libertarians and doves getting together from the two sides and the hawks and bleeding hearts getting together and you have these two sort of split parties. a lot will be in terms of driving majorities, a lot will have to be loyalty to the president. some will be very strange bed fellow coalitions which brought us...
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i want to switch gears from foreign policy to domestic policy on a lot of fights back at home including, david brooks, health care. i talked to a business leader about a week ago. he said still couldn't understand why the administration would pass a health care law and execute on a health care law the impact of which was so uncertain. he said we would never do that in business. and here was another example of that. explain what's happened and the impact. >> what they're trying to do is regulate 17% of the u.s. economy, roughly the size of the economy of france. that's bound to be a problem. that's bound to go through messy things. the employer mandate which is delayed is the smallest foothill of the problems. the biggest problems are the exchanges, where young people don't have incentive. those will be big and messy. whether you support it or oppose it, you have to be ready for the messiness. the crucial thing for us is how does that messiness interact with the political system. we could be at the moment of peak messiness just as the midterm elections come around. so the administration
i want to switch gears from foreign policy to domestic policy on a lot of fights back at home including, david brooks, health care. i talked to a business leader about a week ago. he said still couldn't understand why the administration would pass a health care law and execute on a health care law the impact of which was so uncertain. he said we would never do that in business. and here was another example of that. explain what's happened and the impact. >> what they're trying to do is...
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why on earth is it possible for you to work with republicans on foreign policy issues and yet, cannot do a thing about immigration, about the budget, about the debt ceiling, about guns, i could go on and on and on. why a failure on domestic issues and yet, you two get together and resolve an issue in release to a foreign country? >> i think what we both understand is that it's true america voted for divided government but didn't vote for dysfunctional government. there's a lot of rank and file dissatisfaction and frustration that we're not getting anything done. and we can point the finger back and forth but what a number of us are trying to do is find out, all right, we agree on syria. we agree on emergency aid in irene. we agree on energy efficiency. there's a number of folks both sides of the aisle working on that. define the bill around the area where we agree in a substantive and push that and actually make a pledge mot to put on the partisan amendments that apiece our base but get nowhere for us. but there's a lot of rank and file frustration about the stall speed that congress
why on earth is it possible for you to work with republicans on foreign policy issues and yet, cannot do a thing about immigration, about the budget, about the debt ceiling, about guns, i could go on and on and on. why a failure on domestic issues and yet, you two get together and resolve an issue in release to a foreign country? >> i think what we both understand is that it's true america voted for divided government but didn't vote for dysfunctional government. there's a lot of rank and...
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policy. >> enit gets to a watered down piece of legislation. >> it was watered down by harry reid. >> part of the reason is there that flank on it. we gave away assault weapons van before there was a vote on it. no one is talking about this is going to be radical. >> i'm so glad you said that. oif been spending my life working my way through it. part of the claim you make is the infestation within the congress itself. >> we have to remember it's a ro bust politics. president should not walk away from that. the outcome that we get in legislation is the result of people pushing and tugging and and shoving. now the president's rhetoric, however, was potentially well chosen if he's playing for the long run. he may well have calculated to say i have juice and i am fighting would make him seam weaker in a few weeks when he doesn't get anything ils. he says you don't play the game. i'm coming back to you. >> hold right here. whether or not you perform the swagger or ask your partner to deal with it.
policy. >> enit gets to a watered down piece of legislation. >> it was watered down by harry reid. >> part of the reason is there that flank on it. we gave away assault weapons van before there was a vote on it. no one is talking about this is going to be radical. >> i'm so glad you said that. oif been spending my life working my way through it. part of the claim you make is the infestation within the congress itself. >> we have to remember it's a ro bust politics....
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he's concerned about the direction this foreign policy debate is going in. it's also hard not to put this in the context of a 2016 presidential campaign. if we have rand paul and chris christie running we could see different views. >> lynn, how much of the democrats sit back and look at any sort of in-fighting in the republican party and say have at it? >> one of the first rules of politics is always when your enemies are doing themselves in you leave them alone. the democratics will be delighted for any kind of schism within the ranks of republicans be it conservative against moderate. we know the moderate republicans have been eaten up by their own through each election cycle. the only thing democrats have to do is see if they can get some others in these congressional districts. usually the issue is having to do with fielding strong candidates statewide and that's where the democrats have to be more mindful. more than at the national lel whe level where it's a different conversation going on. >> good to see you. >>> we've been asking you should anthony we
he's concerned about the direction this foreign policy debate is going in. it's also hard not to put this in the context of a 2016 presidential campaign. if we have rand paul and chris christie running we could see different views. >> lynn, how much of the democrats sit back and look at any sort of in-fighting in the republican party and say have at it? >> one of the first rules of politics is always when your enemies are doing themselves in you leave them alone. the democratics...
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. >> reporter: foreign policy experts say it could take russia several weeks to determine whether or not to grant snowden's asylum request. erica. >> kristen welker at the white house, thanks. >>> still to come on "today," former new york governor eliot spitzer on "the tonight show" talking about the prostitution scandal that cost him his job as he angles for a new one. >>> still ahead, we are off to london for the latest on the wait for the royal baby. >> first, th looked nice? soft would be great, but we really just need "kid-proof." softsprings got both, let me show you. right over here. here, feel this. wow, that's nice. wow. the soft carpets have never been this durable. you know i think we'll take it. get kid-friendly toughness and feet-friendly softness, without walking all over your budget. he didn't tell us it would do this. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. right now, get whole-home installation for just 37 bucks. wherever your sutwist the ride... with twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. [ female announcer ] neutrogena® pore refining cleanser.
. >> reporter: foreign policy experts say it could take russia several weeks to determine whether or not to grant snowden's asylum request. erica. >> kristen welker at the white house, thanks. >>> still to come on "today," former new york governor eliot spitzer on "the tonight show" talking about the prostitution scandal that cost him his job as he angles for a new one. >>> still ahead, we are off to london for the latest on the wait for the...
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policy world for the next 25 years. maybe more than any other secretary of state and defense in a long time because clearly the president is ready to rethink our strategy, this leading from behind strategy has not been the strategy of the country for a generation. but it looks like that's where the president wants to go, and frankly, it looks like that's where senator hagel would want to join him. >> are you a definite no vote on chuck hagel? >> yeah, i think i am. i say i think i am because i haven't announced that until now. but i've thought about this a lot since yesterday. i want to give the president the benefit of the doubt in who he can bring to his cabinet with him and who can join him in the cabinet. but in this job, at this time, things like the -- senator hagel's comments on containment. i think he really does believe, based on his statements yesterday, even though he backed away from them later, that we could contain a nuclear iran. i don't think we could contain a nuclear iran. i think it's too dangerous fo
policy world for the next 25 years. maybe more than any other secretary of state and defense in a long time because clearly the president is ready to rethink our strategy, this leading from behind strategy has not been the strategy of the country for a generation. but it looks like that's where the president wants to go, and frankly, it looks like that's where senator hagel would want to join him. >> are you a definite no vote on chuck hagel? >> yeah, i think i am. i say i think i...
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. >> were you correct or incorrect when you said that the surge would be the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam? were you correct or incorrect? yes or no. >> my reference to the -- >> are you going to answer the question, senator hagel? the question is, were you right or wrong? that's a pretty straightforward question. >> well -- >> i would like the answer whether you were right or wrong, and then you are free to elaborate. >> well, i'm not going to give you a yes or no answer on a lot of things today. >> well, let the record show you refuse to answer that question. >> ana, the viewers may not know the history between hagel and mccain. they were close friends in 2000. not so in 2008 when it was clear that hagel's wife was supporting obama and not mccain. was that personal? >> i don't think so at all. anybody who ever saw mccain grill donald rumsfield knows that this is john mccain. this is his job. they are there to advise and consent, not to rubber stamp. if they are not going to get the scrutiny and tough questions now, then when? >> why was he so much to
. >> were you correct or incorrect when you said that the surge would be the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam? were you correct or incorrect? yes or no. >> my reference to the -- >> are you going to answer the question, senator hagel? the question is, were you right or wrong? that's a pretty straightforward question. >> well -- >> i would like the answer whether you were right or wrong, and then you are free to elaborate. >>...
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it is devoted to foreign sites. saying that it would affect the u.s. site is categorically 100% wrong. >> alexis respond. >> the policies would lump a site any site where users can post content that could be deemed illegal if it's instructing someone as to how to get around -- >> that's wrong. >> furthermore, the bigger problem i have here is that this legislation will not only break the internet but it won't even work to curb piracy. i'm a businessman. i'm a entrepreneur. my best interest as someone who is work on a book is to couple with a solution that works and i believe that innovation not legislation is the solution. >> i want you to pursue this because i've read some legislation, i've been through the manager's amendment which came out of the house. i read interpretation by a harvard law professor. >> you know it applies only to foreign websites. >> that's not true. >> it is true. it's what it applies to. >> you're saying that when you say you'll cut off, you know, the dnca blocking or cut off a mastercard to a certain site. >> after a judge has
it is devoted to foreign sites. saying that it would affect the u.s. site is categorically 100% wrong. >> alexis respond. >> the policies would lump a site any site where users can post content that could be deemed illegal if it's instructing someone as to how to get around -- >> that's wrong. >> furthermore, the bigger problem i have here is that this legislation will not only break the internet but it won't even work to curb piracy. i'm a businessman. i'm a...
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policy and the state department officials have adequate opportunity to weigh in on the foreign policy implications of those activities. it's my understanding that you have reviewed the parts of the committee's study on the c.i.a.'s now discontinued detention and intelligence program related to the state department. what are your views on whether the state department and united states ambassadors had adequate opportunity to consider the potential for implications of the program. >> i did at the request of the committee examine parts that have report that pertained to the department of state and had an opportunity to meet private well your staff on this. the report remains highly classified and i don't want to get into too much detail, but i would note that i did draw some conclusions base upon my reading of the report about the role of i&r with ambassadors in the field and ways in which that we could provide additional support to them and additional training and ongoing support. and i would hope to take those lessons learned if i am confirmed and apply them as assistant secretary. >> t
policy and the state department officials have adequate opportunity to weigh in on the foreign policy implications of those activities. it's my understanding that you have reviewed the parts of the committee's study on the c.i.a.'s now discontinued detention and intelligence program related to the state department. what are your views on whether the state department and united states ambassadors had adequate opportunity to consider the potential for implications of the program. >> i did...
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an msnbc contributor and foreign policy analyst for newsweek and managing director of the washington institute and former senior director for middle east affairs at the national security council. thank you all for joining me. i want to start with you. how important is it this happens now under this secretary of state and this president? >> the urgency is real. if they don't achieve peace now, the spiraling is real. palestinian authority likely could collapse. israelis would have to go back in and assume full civil and military control of the west bank, violence would erupt. in the context of the region you described, violence there sets off sparks around the whole region, so this an incredibly important moment and incredibly high stakes decision by the administration to go for it at this moment. >> it's not entirely unheard of for a second term american president to put middle east peace talks on the agenda. in their case seems to be as much the president certainly but really john kerry, this narrative of kerry and his understanding of what peace is. what do you think about him as th
an msnbc contributor and foreign policy analyst for newsweek and managing director of the washington institute and former senior director for middle east affairs at the national security council. thank you all for joining me. i want to start with you. how important is it this happens now under this secretary of state and this president? >> the urgency is real. if they don't achieve peace now, the spiraling is real. palestinian authority likely could collapse. israelis would have to go...
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the foreign policy of this also. the most interesting thing that reagan did early on in foreign policy was the air traffic controller strike and toughness at times at home have repercussions aboeroad. this story got lost because of the boston bombings. >> but helps new awax. you only have to send that message once or twice to have one person go back and go, he is crazy. you know what he just told me? he said he was going to destroy me. >> what the president, what president obama, for reasons not only to him and his nature, clearly does not do or cannot do is something that lyndon johnson did do and this story has been repeated too many times for it not to be apockrifal. frank church a senator from idaho opposed senator johnson on an element of vietnam policy and another senator, i forget which one, wanted a line in an appropriations bill for a dam in his state. and he was on the fence with regard to lyndon johnson's view on vietnam policy. he called the president specifically asking, i need this. kou help me get it?
the foreign policy of this also. the most interesting thing that reagan did early on in foreign policy was the air traffic controller strike and toughness at times at home have repercussions aboeroad. this story got lost because of the boston bombings. >> but helps new awax. you only have to send that message once or twice to have one person go back and go, he is crazy. you know what he just told me? he said he was going to destroy me. >> what the president, what president obama,...
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how does that shape american foreign policy? how are we doing muddling through this remarkable period of uncertainty? >> you know, i think we're muddling through is the best way i can put it. certain steps i think that have been positive, many that have been negative. i think the president when we saw the demonstrations in 2011 what the president did in calling for the end of hosni mubarak to step down this is a recognition this is a big deal and we need to get on the side of the populations understanding the public will be more empowered. other governments dictatorship, regimes in the gulf, close allies let's admit nondemocratic allies saw that and were frightened and they bring this up when they talk to their american partners. >> the saudis were on the phone. >> we saw you do that to mubarak. are we next? there are consequences to doing that. it's a error and we're feeling our way around. nine fairness we didn't immediately step in. we didn't see people revolting and automatically take the side of the people. we waited on tha
how does that shape american foreign policy? how are we doing muddling through this remarkable period of uncertainty? >> you know, i think we're muddling through is the best way i can put it. certain steps i think that have been positive, many that have been negative. i think the president when we saw the demonstrations in 2011 what the president did in calling for the end of hosni mubarak to step down this is a recognition this is a big deal and we need to get on the side of the...
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committee, overseen intelligence activities, the role can and should play in the foreign policy like many professionals i have a strong academic background and appreciate very much drawing on insights and expertise found in our nation's outstanding and private sector. as leader of the department worked hard to support and improve information sharing and ensure we're working together to advance national security. if confirmed i'll work tirelessly to make sure continue to make unique analytical contribution and continues to ensure intelligence activities support policy and national security objectives. thank you for having me here today and i look forward to answering questions. >> thank you very much ambassador smith. i will ask each of you one question and move to the next. we spoke about olc when cause in for a private visit. you know this committee long sought access to legal opinions i should ioffice of legal counsel that describe and detail law governing intelligence covered by cia and intelligence agencies. i think as we said, this isn't just idle curiosity, it's really to under
committee, overseen intelligence activities, the role can and should play in the foreign policy like many professionals i have a strong academic background and appreciate very much drawing on insights and expertise found in our nation's outstanding and private sector. as leader of the department worked hard to support and improve information sharing and ensure we're working together to advance national security. if confirmed i'll work tirelessly to make sure continue to make unique analytical...
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the protection of our nation's security and the achievement of our foreign policy goals depend on an integrated approach within the intelligence community as well as between the intelligence community and other agent is -- agencies. during my time at the national security council as well as at the department of justice, i worked on many, with many lawyers from across the interagency community. i strongly value such interagency cooperation. cooperation with the general counsel for the director of national intelligence is especially important for the general counsel of the cia, and i have a strong and productive working relationship with that office as well as with the most senior lawyers at the departments of justice, state and defense. third, the general counsel must lead and supervise the lawyers in the office of general counsel. over the years i have already worked with many of these lawyers, and i have been impressed by their dedication to rigorously applying the law as well as to the mission of the agency. maintaining high morale is particularly important especially in this time
the protection of our nation's security and the achievement of our foreign policy goals depend on an integrated approach within the intelligence community as well as between the intelligence community and other agent is -- agencies. during my time at the national security council as well as at the department of justice, i worked on many, with many lawyers from across the interagency community. i strongly value such interagency cooperation. cooperation with the general counsel for the director...
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policy threats like iran and syria and the instability of the korean peninsula. of course those threats remain large but this shows we are still a country in terrorist cross hairs both from abroad and from within. >> it sounds like you think this will reshape our focus as well. >> i think it will, no question about that. but at the same time we've got to make sure that we don't single out one particular community for attack and os t tracism. >> it's very common for them to sfwring we don't care at all to we exaggerate the threat. this is a common pendulum swing. it's also a mistake. and what we've also seen, just in the last week, is most of the coverage and most of the discussion by elites on both side of the aisle has been far more measured than what you just read by representative king. >> but it was measured because we were still a country in crisis. now that it seems that the crisis, perhaps, has subsided, now the nuts will come out. >> that's true, and this is where the media plays an even bigger role. in the months after the july 2005 bombings, there was a
policy threats like iran and syria and the instability of the korean peninsula. of course those threats remain large but this shows we are still a country in terrorist cross hairs both from abroad and from within. >> it sounds like you think this will reshape our focus as well. >> i think it will, no question about that. but at the same time we've got to make sure that we don't single out one particular community for attack and os t tracism. >> it's very common for them to...
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>>brian: let's look at our foreign policy. if president bush had it wrong, according to some, don't go into iraq, don't make a big footprint in afghanistan, stay out of the business of the middle east, let them do their own thing, that was wrong. then president obama comes in and goes to cairo and says let's start new. let's pull out of iraq. we're going to be leaving afghanistan. now what do you think of us? that doesn't seem to be resonating well either. what makes these people happy? >> what moves made them delirious is the fact that we not only started two wars in afghanistan, but we lost both of them. no matter how the american president dresses it up, in the muslim world they have now defeated the superpower. >>brian: we left too early in iraq. we were setting up a democracy in iraq. >> there is no democracy, brian. in fact, you hit on the biggest problem we have and that is mr. obama and mrs. clinton's big thing. the more we push democracy, the more we're waging warped civilizations against islam. as long as a major for
>>brian: let's look at our foreign policy. if president bush had it wrong, according to some, don't go into iraq, don't make a big footprint in afghanistan, stay out of the business of the middle east, let them do their own thing, that was wrong. then president obama comes in and goes to cairo and says let's start new. let's pull out of iraq. we're going to be leaving afghanistan. now what do you think of us? that doesn't seem to be resonating well either. what makes these people happy?...
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foreign policy. she's a neocon. she believes in a much more active foreign policy like her father. rand paul says i'll do whatever it takes to beat liz cheney because rand paul also is a bit more skeptical of an aggressive foreign policy. i think that's what's so fascinating about this race. it's not young against old, it's not conservative against more conservative. i think it's neocon versus realist. >> there's no question to me and to others here at the table she's making it young versus old and not in a nice way. in a web video announcing her candidacy she didn't mention mike enzi by name but called for a new generation of leaders to step up to the plate. some saw that as a reference to enzi's age. >> do you think she believes you're too old to be senator and are you too old to be senator? >> i'm absolutely not too old to be senator. i'm in the median age for this body. >> that's actually true. >> i'm in really good health and i'm on the committees that i wanted to be on. and i have seniority whi
foreign policy. she's a neocon. she believes in a much more active foreign policy like her father. rand paul says i'll do whatever it takes to beat liz cheney because rand paul also is a bit more skeptical of an aggressive foreign policy. i think that's what's so fascinating about this race. it's not young against old, it's not conservative against more conservative. i think it's neocon versus realist. >> there's no question to me and to others here at the table she's making it young...
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we'll continue to have that legal friction both on civil liberties and foreign policy questions. the first instinct to combat is that people are rightfully outraged at these killers. part of what they want to do is shut down the thought process and the constitutional system that we rely on because i see a lot of liberals saying, forget it, get rid of them. do whatever you got to do. >> yep. >> it's an understandable feeling because of the horror we saw this week. it can be understandable and be wrong. just as there was a gap in the foreign policy platform there, we're going to see gaps between the feelings and the rhetoric out there you alluded to some of what some republican and democratic members of congress have been talking about. that's a big gap from what our laws require. >> so i really appreciate how you put that. i do think -- it's absolutely reasonable to be afraid. particularly to be afraid over the course of this week in part because we as news media, we're giving you, this is happening and it felt very scary. my daughter normally travels with me on the weekends. ther
we'll continue to have that legal friction both on civil liberties and foreign policy questions. the first instinct to combat is that people are rightfully outraged at these killers. part of what they want to do is shut down the thought process and the constitutional system that we rely on because i see a lot of liberals saying, forget it, get rid of them. do whatever you got to do. >> yep. >> it's an understandable feeling because of the horror we saw this week. it can be...
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. >> one thing to understand in the context is what this has done for the foreign policy and american's people perception of our role abroad. the fact of the matter is the dangers the american people now face are more considerably harmful to american's attitudes toward military involvement because of iraq. what iraq did was it expended our treasury and put men and women in harm's way where they, themselves and parents and families and communities are reluctant to believe our government faces the types of threats we may face in the future. when i stop and think about when i went to visit twice and saw the young men and women who volunteered as patrick said after 9/11, thinking they were doing the right thing and now our standing in the middle east is far. it has enhanced iran's statue. americans weren't respect in the region. both shi'ite and sunni in the middle east are not ruling as they were. israelis are concerned that because of what happened to us in iraq, we would not be prepared to get involved in a war of choice, but war of necessity. >> and let's remember also the programs of t
. >> one thing to understand in the context is what this has done for the foreign policy and american's people perception of our role abroad. the fact of the matter is the dangers the american people now face are more considerably harmful to american's attitudes toward military involvement because of iraq. what iraq did was it expended our treasury and put men and women in harm's way where they, themselves and parents and families and communities are reluctant to believe our government...
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policy and didn't hang out and support his friend and republican colleague john mccain. was there something personal there? >> there is always something personal in relationships between senators and chuck hagel is a former senator. i can't speculate on motives of each of the senators. they are probably different motives, an array of intent and purpose. i think there will be a vote this week in the committee, if not this week, next week, but soon. i believe there will be republican votes for senator hagel and if not in committee, at least on the floor. i believe he will be approved. i think the personal issues, hopefully, will be put behind us. most importantly, it will be a bipartisan vote. whatever the motives on a personal level, i hope partisanship is not part of this process as the american people watching that hearing may have concluded it was because the weight of the republican questioning, the prosecuting or crass examination aspect was so much on the republican side. >> do you agree with the old tradition that president's should be able to pick their own cabine
policy and didn't hang out and support his friend and republican colleague john mccain. was there something personal there? >> there is always something personal in relationships between senators and chuck hagel is a former senator. i can't speculate on motives of each of the senators. they are probably different motives, an array of intent and purpose. i think there will be a vote this week in the committee, if not this week, next week, but soon. i believe there will be republican votes...